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Flu Strikes C.U. Students Cornell Health sees ‘higher volume’ of patients, the epidemic remains ‘widespread’ nationally

By MEREDITH LIU Sun Staff Writer

Just three weeks into the semester, physicians have already diagnosed three times as many students with influenza-related illness as they had this time in 2017 and five times as many as in 2016, Cornell Health said.

The current flu season, which began around late December, is reportedly “the worst in nearly a

decade,” according to The New York Times. For the past six weeks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has designated the flu epidemic as “widespread” in almost all 50 states.

In accordance with the national trend, Cornell Health has seen “a higher volume of people with flu this year,” according to Dr. Anne Jones See FLU page 4

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Child care | Grad students use the Student Child Care Grant to lower their childcare costs.

Student Child Care Grant Will See Funding Increase

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Contagion | Cornell Health has diagnosed more flu cases this year than in recent years.

By AELYA EHTASHAM

$5,000 per year for Cornell students with children. Last year, the program awarded 54 grants, according to The Cornell’s Student Cornell Chronicle.

Child Care Grant According to Mary Program was granted a Beth Grant, senior asso“We want everyone $100,000 increase in ciate dean of students, who is eligible its annual budget and funding was increased has increased the to apply and from $250,000 to number of students $350,000, a 40% receive their grant.” eligible for funding. increase, and will go The Student Child into effect later this year.

Mary Beth Grant Care Grant Program “The Students with subsidizes some of the Families Advisory costs associated with eligible childcare, Committee looks at a lot of different according to the program website. These See GRANT page 4 subsidies include tax-free awards of up to

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Grads gather | GPSA discusses a LGBT resources directive and the Graduate and Professional Community Initiative on Monday.

GPSA Critiques Human Resources Policy on LGBT Programming

By STACEY BLANSKY Sun Staff Writer

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Members of a secret society don costumes for a Mardi Gras parade in Mobile, Alabama last year. Mardi Gras is celebrated today.

The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly critiqued a directive that sends faculty seeking LGBT resources to the Division of Human Resources and also addressed the importance of the Graduate and Professional Community Initiative during its meeting on Monday.

GPSA executive vice president Manisha Munasinghe grad delivered a presentation on a directive that requires faculty and staff to go the Division of Human Resources for LGBT programming instead of the LGBT Resource Center.

“Before this directive was issued,

staff and faculty were allowed to participate in the resources and programming that was being put on by the

“Most within the GPSA don’t really know what the GPCI is and we just really haven’t stepped up to participate.”

Nate Rogers grad LGBTRC,” Munasinghe said. “The LGBTRC was then issued this directive that told them that you are no longer supposed to go through the LGBTRC, See GPSA page 4

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Sustainability Groups Probe Internal Issues

Annual ECO summit addresses member retention, continuity difficulties and public engagement

By Amina Kilpatrick Sun Staff Writer

Environmentally minded students identified activity burnout and lack of structure as primary issues within Cornell’s sustainability community during an annual summit on Saturday.

The Cornell Environmental Collaborative hosted the summit to discuss leadership and ways to improve environmental organizations in the Cornell community. ECO is an umbrella organization that represents more than 40 sustainability organizations.

The summit included both a panel and a follow-up discussion in small groups.

Martha Williams ’20, ECO’s vice president of events and the facilitator for the panel, said the purpose of the summit was to identify problems that environmental organizations want to solve and discuss “how to look at things differently.”

The panel included five students and one faculty member. Each shared their experience as leaders within the Cornell community and the challenges they face.

Lauren Yeaman ’19, who works with Nature Rx, highlighted her concerns about “continuity” and “burnout” within clubs at Cornell.

“It’s very hard to establish continuity or sense of structure,” she said. “Leadership is constantly changing. It’s hard to retain people.”

Yeaman also discussed how including all members in a club’s efforts is imperative.

“I think it’s important to be able to involve everyone, to let people know that it’s okay to contribute whatever you can contribute,” she said. “You can be honest with whatever time you have, whatever emotional reserve you have.”

Emelia Black ’18, co-director of programming for the Cornell Thrift Initiative, also noted a “lack of student involvement.”

Members of the panel also addressed dispelling sustainability misconceptions. Khansa Mahum ’19, public relations manager for Anabel’s Grocery, argued against the idea that

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Sustainability struggles | The summit facilitated discussion between student leaders and sustainability office staff to address issues within Cornell’s environmental efforts on campus.

that there was a “misconception” that environmentalism is inherently expensive.

“People [have] a perception that being Anabel’s Grocery solely caters to food-inseenvironmentally sustainable is expensive,” cure students.

“We are Mahum said.

“That I believe “It’s very hard to establish continuity or [trying to] increase the we can very easily a sense of structure. Leadership is accessibility to address. As somehealthy food,” one who does a constantly changing.”

Rosen said. lot of [public Lauren Yeaman ’19 “If you don’t relations] work, I have a car, it’s love coming up very hard to with new ideas to target communities that are resistant get to Wegman’s, especially with the snow.” towards change.”

Cynthia Chu ’20 expressed her concern with Devon Rosen ’19, director of store com- the varying access to sustainable infrastructure. munications for Anabel’s grocery, also noted “We do not [always] have access to com-

posting,” Chu said. “It’s different all across campus. There are not always signs.”

While there are still problems to address, Kimberly Anderson ’06, sustainability engagement manager for Cornell’s campus sustainability office, applauded the progress the Cornell community has made since she was a student.

“We were not having these kinds of conversations about sustainability and climate change when I was a student here,” Anderson said. “The evolution and progression of these conversations is really remarkable.”

Amina Kilpatrick can be reached at akilpatrick@cornellsun.com

Scholar Investigates‘ Scientific Miracles’ Predicted by Quran

By MARYAM ZAFAR Sun Staff Writer

Yunus Telliel examined Quranic “scientific miracles” — scientific discoveries that are predicted in literal translations of the Quran — in a talk in White Hall on Monday.

The fact that the Quran was revealed in Arabic was only a “contingent factor.”

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Telliel’s ideas originated from a conversation he had with a stranger on a bus ride to Istanbul.

His talk was part two of a three-part series hosted by the Near Eastern Studies department in its search for a new assistant professor. Telliel is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California Berkeley Center for the Study of Religion, researching the “cultural shift that transformed, and continues to transform, Quran translation practices.”

One of the predictions the Quran makes is the idea that the universe is constantly expanding and another is the prediction of the stages of fetal growth.

Telliel said that both of these examples, among others, can be found in literal translations of the Quran.

Telliel argued that the fact that the Quran was revealed in Old Arabic was only a “contingent factor,” a simple byproduct of the fact that it was delivSee QURAN page 5

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GPSA Decries Human Resources LGBT Policy Cornell Health GPSA

pate,” Rogers said. “It’s a big, time-intensive process.”

Rogers listed a few campus initiatives that were carried out because of the GPCI, including the Big Red you have to go through the Division of Human Barn’s $1.2 million renovation, the hiring of career adviResources instead.” sors for the Graduate Professional Community Center Munasinghe then explained that the Division of and the initiation of the Maplewood Housing project.

Human Resources itself must go to the LGBTRC for Xanda Schofield grad delivered a presentation on the training and support. This seems to defeat the purpose of software program Slack, a cloud-based set of team collabadding another layer of bureaucracy to the system for oration tools and services that categorize chatroom-style faculty and staff only, according to Munasinghe. communities by select topics.

“The foundation of the LGBTRC “We have this thing called Slack that was to be the central hub of LGBT+ we have made available for everybody “We don’t really endorse who wants to keep up with GPSA life on campus,” Munasinghe said.

“We don’t really endorse this idea that goings-on in the Cornell community,” the idea that we we should fracture the LGBTQ comSchofield said. “We thought that this should fracture the munity and send them to two different might be a useful platform for people places.” to be able to talk about the GPSA when LGBT community.”

Nate Rogers grad presented about we are not in these big meetings.”

Manisha Munasinghe grad the Graduate and Professional Elena Michel grad, a voting member Community Initiative, a document for biological sciences, explained that created in 2007. The document is a this was her third year attending GSPA collection of the graduate community’s concerns and meetings and that she enjoys learning about the passions needs organized into one text so that they can be of other graduate students who want to incentivize posiaddressed gradually over time. tive change on Cornell’s campus.

“The GPCI has been the document driving how “It is a good opportunity to meet people from other Cornell approaches and interacts with the graduate and departments and other divisions, and also to bring these professional student community,” Rogers said. “You can important things that we are talking about back to my see this in that a lot of the things that you have heard own department,” Michel said. “While a lot of the stuff about recently have their roots in the GPCI.” we talk about is focused on graduate and professional However, the document has not been addressed as students, a lot of it does have implications for the whole much in recent years, according to Rogers. university.”

“Most within the GPSA don’t really know what the GPCI is and we just really haven’t stepped up to partici- Stacey Blansky can be reached at sblansky@cornellsun.com.

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Student Child Care Grant Increases by $100,000 GRANT

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things about how to make life for students with families better,” Grant said. “In the last couple of years, they’ve been examining the Student Child Care Grant and trying to make sure that the money is being used for as many students with children as are eligible.”

“If there are funds to be spent for that purpose, there’s no reason to be held back.”

Mary Beth Grant One change in eligibility requirements was an increase in the maximum income threshold to qualify, which came into effect in fall 2017.

Student households must have a family adjusted gross income less than the threshold in order to receive funding. Last year, the maximum was raised from $70,000 to $120,000, according to the University.

"If there are funds to be spent for that purpose, there’s no reason to be held back,” Grant said. “We want anybody who is eligible to apply and receive their grant.”

Students often critiqued the income eligibility requirements of the grant program, according to surveys the advisory conducted. The administration attempted to address those concerns with the increased funding for the grant.

“It’s overall about trying to think expansively about who should be eligible and providing support to students with child care costs,” Grant said.

According to Grant, there is also

an appeals process through which students can go if they feel they did not receive appropriate funding. “[The appeals process] is a piece that seems really important to me,” she said. “When we’re trying to make this fair, we want to make sure that everyone really is heard in a way that is meaningful.”

Amended eligibility requirements are detailed on the program website, and Grant encourages students to apply for the 2018 year.

“There’s a finalized grant application posted with a deadline in midMarch,” Grant said. “People might have been unaware about the grant in the fall or maybe their circumstances have changed. They really should feel they can apply now, and I hope that they do.”

Aelya Ehtasham can be reached at aehtasham@cornellsun.com.

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Sees Three Times The Flu Patients FLU

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’04, director of Medical Services at Cornell Health.

Jones previously said, during the first week of the semester, that the number of students affected this year was only “modest.”

“We know from the experience of our medical department and pharmacy, as well as reports of flu activity from campus partners that the flu has been prevalent in the Cornell community,” said Sharon Dittman, director of community relations at Cornell Health, in an email to The Sun. After a two-day shortage of flu vaccines last month, Jones said Cornell Health currently has an “adequate supply” of vaccines and suggested that the entire Cornell community get vaccinated as soon as possible.

“We recommend a flu shot for everyone, including those who have already had the flu,” Jones said.

“Having had one strain of influenza does not protect you if you get another strain of influenza.”

The pharmacy at Cornell Health also has sufficient stocks of over-the-counter and prescription antiviral medications for those who require them, according to Jones.

Dittman said Cornell Health has also adjusted the medical appointments system in order to see sick students more promptly. These adjustments include a flexible staffing system that stations clinicians where they are needed the most — on the phone if more people call for advice or in their offices if more people choose to visit.

“Patients with influenza-like illnesses who need appointments are seen within 24 hours,” Dittman added. “Anyone who required immediate care has been seen within one to two hours.”

According to Dittman, physicians will also reach out to students when outside medical facilities, such as Cayuga Medical Center, notify Cornell Health of their flu-related medical records.

Sometimes students choose to seek medical treatment off-campus, especially when they feel sick early in the morning, as some medical facilities have earlier hours than Cornell Health does.

“The urgent care [at Cayuga Medical Center] opens at 7 a.m. and I woke up with a fever at 5:30 a.m.,” William Pascocello ’20 said. “So I went there instead of going to Cornell Health, which doesn’t open till 10 a.m. on Wednesdays.”

Pascocello said he had to stay at home for three days. Even though it affected his school work, he thinks it’s a wise decision to make despite the “rigorous academic environment” at Cornell.

“Sickness can drag out for two weeks if you don't take a rest and address it in the moment,” he said.

“But assignments can always be made up and problems with professors can be resolved. Taking those few days to address a health issue swiftly is worth the absences in my opinion.”

Dittman recommends that students check the influenza fact sheet and flu self-care guide when common symptoms like sore throat and fever start to show, as “some flu-like illness can be well-managed with self-care.”

Jones asked sick students to stay home to “recover and keep your germs to yourself.” She also recommended that every every member of the Cornell community wash hands frequently, stay hydrated and get adequate sleep.

Meredith Liu can be reached at meredithliu@cornellsun.com.

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Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama’s official portraits are unveiled Monday. Painted by Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald respectively, they are also the first official portraits by African-American artists.

NEWS

Lecturer Suggests Quran Accurate in Scientific Predictions Attributes holy nature of book to ‘scientific miracles’ QURAN

shows, books and talks.

According to Telliel, the research has served as a “translaered to Arabs. tion” for many young Muslims, He did not attribute it to who find that religious and sciArabic linguistic superiority entific discourse are “comple— a shift from what some in mentary vehicles of one comthe Muslim world believe. munication.” That communicaTelliel argued that the “mirac- tion is Islamic spirituality. ulous” nature of the holy book In his research, Telliel said was found in more than just that he “did not meet anyone its language, but in its “scien- who said that it was invalid.” tific miracles.”

Turkey is a Muslim-majority Although many conversa- country that has seen debates tions around the nature of the between conservative Muslims Quran do not delve deeply into and secularists divide the counthe “scientific miracles,” the try. Telliel noted that the IQRA, however, sought to Young Muslims find religious and scien- avoid any tific discourse as “complementary vehi- “ p o l i t i c a l responsibilicles of one communication.” ty.” Its members can be Yunus Telliel seen on conservative news outlets, secuconcept is one that is gaining larist platforms and on books. traction with Turkish youth, As a result, they interact with especially those in the lower and “about 85 percent of the politimiddle class, according to cal aisle,” Telliel said.

Telliel. A prominent group in Michene Fenza grad had limthe movement is the Istanbul ited previous knowledge about Quran Research Association, an the topic. Despite this, he said institution that focuses on the the talk was “very interesting, examination of “scientific mira- and very different.” cles” and a propagation of that information into mainstream Maryam Zafar can be reached at media, through television mzafar@cornellsun.com.

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Do More Than Decry The Greek System: Fix It

n a recent column entitled “Don’t Decry the Greek System if You Use It for Your Own Gain,” Ara Hagopian performs the “oft-necessary task of criticizing people who agree with [him].”

While using the recent Zeta Beta Tau incident to criticize the overuse of the word “woke,” he says the only solution to the Greek system is to stop attending fraternity parties, realign one’s actions with one’s morals and consider how Greek life leads to oppression.

I am unwilling to believe that the only solution to the problems rampant in the Greek system is to quit it and ignore them.

I am disgusted by Hagopian’s feeling of being “vindicated” by the pig roast competition at Zeta Beta Tau. While his assumptions about fraternity culture may have been confirmed by their actions, no one should enjoy being proven right at the cost of another person experiencing pain. By beginning his column in this manner, I am forced to question Hagopian’s motives in writing it. I am less convinced they stem from a sense of altruism but moreso from an inflated ego. Nonetheless, I will entertain some of the ideas he presents.

I more than agree that “woke” has become a buzzword. Too often, people who experience privilege use it to make themselves feel better about experiencing that privilege. Yet, there is something to be said for people who don’t use the word “woke” but are incredibly aware of their privileges and actively try to educate themselves and advocate for inclusion.

Furthermore, I am confused by his call to action in regard to the Greek system.

While he criticizes leaders by saying that

they are “overrated,” he simultaneously says that “you don’t have to become an activist, go to a protest or join a philanthropy club on campus.” What’s the answer then — quit? Distance yourself from the problem and pretend it doesn’t exist? I am unwilling to believe that the only solution to the problems rampant in the Greek system is to quit it and ignore them. Refusing leadership positions, belittling the efforts of people in those positions and advocating withdrawal creates bystanders, the most harmful role of all.

And finally, the idea that one should not join Greek life because of “your female friends or your gay female friends or even your mother” is incredibly harmful. Not only does it erase the fact that people within the Greek system are LGBTQ+, but it reinforces the idea that you should only stand up to injustice because it affects people close to you. That’s not an “empathy boat,” that’s empty sympathy that goes nowhere. It allows people who don’t have, or care about, female friends or gay friends or a mother to escape from the problems of the system.

This is the same rhetoric used by conservative politicians after the release of Trump’s Access Hollywood tape: “I have a [insert female relative here], therefore I am disgusted by this sexism.” Instead of using the women and minorities in our lives as reasons to stand up against injustice, let’s fight against injustice simply because it is wrong.

I am not denying that the Greek system has its problems. It definitely does. Yet, I am unwilling to agree with Hagopian’s solution of inaction. In the face of this challenge, the Greek system needs fearless leadership, a commitment to systematic change, and an optimistic vision for the future.

Maya Cutforth is the vice president of citizenship, diversity and inclusion for the Panhellenic Council and a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Comments can be sent to opinion@cornellsun.com.

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Political Introspection

recently got back on Twitter, and it has been an experience. I haven’t been on Twitter since high school, and I returned to an entirely different world than the one I left behind.

The last time I was trolling around on Twitter, I was 14 and subtweeting Coldplay lyrics at my AP Physics lab partner. Ryan, if you’re reading this, please note that while in retrospect I understand that the time and effort I put into finding the perfect lyric to encapsulate our (completely made up) relationship could have been better put to use attempting to achieve anything higher than a 2 on our AP exam, subtweets were an important part of my teenage experience, and I think you should be honored to have been a part of that.

This time around, however, I joined with the intention of using Twitter as my news source, and while that has remained true, Twitter has also been something of an interesting experiment in how people today interact with one another and their respective opinions. Increasingly, I have found that given a particular issue, there tends to be two sides and you can predict, with a fair amount of certainty, where someone stands on an issue by knowing where they stand on other hot button issues. It’s as if the majority and minority whips have transcended their roles in Congress to whip the general public to split along party lines on quite literally every issue.

This in itself is not necessarily a bad thing. Consistency in the opinions you hold, especially opinions that overlap in the content they address, is to be expected when it comes to people and their perspectives. It’s not as if your background and experiences change when you approach a different issue so why would your views on a separate issue with a similar premise necessarily change?

What is a problem, however, is that people have come to blindly make up their minds on issues without entirely understanding why they hold the opinion that they do.

Let’s take the recent Justin Trudeau comments, for example. Yes, he came out and stated that his comment was a bad joke, but let’s — for the purposes of this discussion — ignore the fact that everybody’s favorite woke bae made a bad joke and consider the reaction that occurred in response as if he meant what he said.

Twitter picked two sides: political correctness is ruining the world; and Justin Trudeau is absolutely right, “mankind” does alienate women. If you are a liberal college student, chances are — without having any idea what occured at the event — you would pick a side, given simply where you stand on other similarly framed issues around politically correct language.

Here’s my issue with picking a side based on what you think about other issues: it’s not that you picked the side you did. It’s that you cannot, with some measurable amount of certainty, tell why you stand where you do.

Aside from using the transitive property in lieu of reasoning through their opinions on every issue, most people don’t know why they are defending the perspective that they are, only that it is the “right” position because all the other opinions on this side of political thought are opinions they agree with. If you go through a conscious effort to understand and reach a conclusion about your perspective and end up on the same exact opinion, that would be entirely unprob-

lematic because you have at the very least tried to educate yourself on an issue with an open mind, and that is all we can ever ask of anyone.

For what it’s worth, the only reason I recognized this as a trend on Twitter, and even on campus more generally, is because I found myself succumbing to it.

When the Trudeau news broke, I immediately defended his actions until someone asked me why and I was forced to consider why I held the view that I did.

Surprisingly, it had very little to do with being politically correct. As someone who loves words, I appreciate any

It’s as if the majority and minority whips have transcended their roles in Congress to whip the general public to split along party lines. effort to bring light to the fact that words have power and what we say carries impact. In order to create change, we must care about what we say and how.

Semantics in the English language can often cater to gender roles, and paying attention to what we associate with words and being more deliberate in how we use them is important if we are to create change.

I won’t bore you with the details, but for more insight on how gender roles come through in our language, “Man is to Computer Programmer as Woman is to Homemaker? Debiasing Word Embeddings” is an insightful study to note.

All that aside, I agreed with Trudeau.

It had nothing to do with what people made it about when they picked sides.

Trudeau’s comment ended up being a joke, and it didn’t make a difference to my stance because what he chose to highlight was not what the whole issue meant to me anyway. The only way I was able recognize this, though, was by pushing myself further than accepting my stance as a liberal given and instead attempting to understand why I felt the way I did.

It is cool to be progressive on college campuses, especially those as liberal as Cornell’s. As someone who considers herself a liberal, I won’t pretend it is easy or all that helpful to surround yourself with new and opposing perspectives. Frankly, I think it’s quite pointless to actively seek out differing perspectives if the only reason you’re doing so is for the sake of seeking out different perspectives.

What I do think is important, however, is some introspection when it comes to forming an opinion on a hot-button issue. Understand why you feel the way you do — not because it might change your opinion or because it might put you in a better position to defend yourself in the future. Rather, do so because it is impossible to incite change in others if you can’t identify why you yourself believe change should occur.

Hebani Duggal is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences.

She can be reached at hduggal@cornellsun.com. Teach Me How to Duggal appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.

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Artur Gorokh | Radically Moderate

Fears and Grievances With Russian Political Coverage

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he media has a tendency to depict politicians as villains, and I don't mind it: it makes for a good show and some people were born for the role.

What frustrates me when I watch Western coverage of Russia is how they make Putin into the wrong kind of villain. He often gets portrayed a sociopathic genius

before happiness.

Secondly, just like a state with a single dictator, a world with a single all-deciding power is a world incapable of rational decisions, eventually bound to end in a catastrophe. Thus, it is paramount for multiple powers to provide checks for each other, and it is Russia's destiny to be one of these powers.

Now, imagine being a Russian president holding these two views, and through the lens of them take a look at U.S. foreign policy over the past couple of decades. The first thing you are going to notice is NATO playfully tickling your war paranoia by slowly crawling eastward. Latvia. Poland. Bulgaria. It's not just agreements; physical bases get built and personnel hired, inching closer to your border year by year. Estonia.

Slovenia. Albania. In 1990, in the wake of the collapse of Berlin Wall, an informal promise was made to Mikhail Gorbachev by General Secretary Manfred Wörner that NATO was not going to move a mile further east. The failure to deliver on this promise is one of Putin's biggest grievances, one that keeps coming up in his speeches almost 30 years after the fact.

The second thing you would see is how unipolar the world has become after the collapse of Soviet Union.

Time after time, NATO, and primarily the U.S., is able to interfere with the affairs of other countries with pretty much no accountability to the international community. Although the cleanest example of this would be Iraq, the bombings in Yugoslavia are also worth a mention. Due to its geographical and cultural proximity, the conflict in Kosovo, rarely remembered here in U.S., is still very vivid in the memory of my compatriots and has probably wounded Putin deeper than any other

What frustrates me when I watch Western coverage of Russia is how they make Putin into the wrong kind of villain. seemingly driven by lust for power and chaos. But instead, I think he bears similarity to Magneto: having started with understandable values and noble goals, he saw them crushed by humanity's cynicism and, powered by his fear and rage, he descended into committing horrible crimes.

What follows is a system of views that, when coupled together with some of the decisions the U.S. has made in the past decades, explains great many things about Putin and Russia's foreign policy. Like any narrative it is false by virtue of its simplicity but I think it gets a great deal right about not just the views of Mr. Putin but many of my compatriots.

First, even though our world is more peaceful today than it has ever been, the possibility of total war still looms in the background, and it is careless to forget even for a second about the warheads stashed in everyone's basement. Security comes before economy, safety

international crisis. Annexing Crimea, in his eyes, is then an act of retaliation, and the economic sanctions the evidence of double standards.

Year after year, NATO grew ever larger and the list of U.S. military operations longer. Putin's fears were played out and grievances magnified. As a result, his actions have become progressively more irrational and ruthless. It used to be that backchanneling and bargaining were the main instruments in steering Ukraine away from the Western block, but when 2014 came around Putin was too cynical to tiptoe around international law so often ignored by the Western “colleagues.” Having initially viewed the West as partners with similar goals and values, by 2016 he saw only enemies at world summits, and I suspect he did not hesitate for a minute before making the decision to run an extensive electioninterference campaign in the U.S. What is even more scary is that, through some stroke of unbelievable luck, both of these wildly risky endeavours (Crimea and election interference) turned out successful, at least in the short run, thus teaching Putin that the cynical and radical response is the way to go.

I disagree with the system of views I have laid out in this column, or rather I believe that the time when they were right is long gone. But I sure can empathize with my president, imagining the rage and disappointment he must have suffered through as his opponents kept poking at his deepest wounds and manufacturing ghosts from his worst nightmares. He is a villain I can understand, which is not something I can say about his U.S. counterpart.

Artur Gorokh is a graduate student studying applied mathematics at Cornell University. He can be reached at ag2282@cornell.edu.

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Willow Hubsher | Not a Sex Column

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My Body, My Judicial Review Board

rove my point a little better, I dare you. Before I had even pinned my last column (about the toxic culture that some “men only” clubs promote) to my wall of accomplishments, another fraternity fiasco rocked the campus.

In case you missed it, Zeta Beta Tau was found to have held a “pig roast” for their new members, in which brothers were encouraged to sleep with as many women as possible. In the event of a tie, the guy whose conquest weighed more would win.

I know this topic has been written about ad nauseum, but I’m not here to talk about how disgusting, or degrading to women, these actions are.

I’m also not here to discuss how this doesn’t even scratch the surface of the sexism inherent in fraternity life or how men are trash. Instead, I would like to talk a little bit about justice.

As punishment, ZBT was put on probationary recognition for a period of two years, and they will have to attend some Sexual Assault Awareness Week events, hire a live-in advisor, conduct a “brotherhood review” and participate in a “bystander education program.”

This seemed to me, and many of the people I’ve spoken to, as the definition of “getting off easy.”

Last spring, Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity was given three years of probationary recognition and asked to conduct a brotherhood review for forcing new members to eat gross stuff like worms and tiny fish.

I understand that this experience must have been very traumatic for some, but I hardly think it is on the same level as literally reducing women to a point system.

I decided to do some research to find out who exactly is making these chickenshit decisions. For those of you who are not familiar with the Greek judicial system, here is how it works: When a hazing complaint is filed, a judicial review board hears the case and, following an investigation by the Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life, issues a ruling.

This judicial board is made up of volunteer students from various Greek organizations and the vice presidents for judicial affairs from the Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Association and the Multicultural Greek Letter Council. Kara Miller, the director of sorority and fraternity life and a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority (which does not have a chapter at Cornell), serves in an advisory capacity. The Greek judicial system is composed entirely of active members of

Greek life.

Maybe this was obvious to some people, but I was shocked and disgusted.

There are no checks and balances. No impartial voices. Every person present has had their vision of Greek life tainted by the memories of friends and matching shirts and big, pretty houses. No one from the “outside” is there to call them on their culty, insular crap. It is naive to think that every girl who was victimized

by ZBT’s sex contest was a member of Greek life, so why is no one representing them?

It is not that once you “go Greek” you lose all morals and become unfit to judge others; there are many wonderful and conscientious people within the system.

However, the actions of these large organizations impact and reflect poorly on all Cornell students, so why aren't the interests of all Cornell students represented on this board?

No other groups on campus are judged only by their own members.

When the a capella group Cayuga’s Waiters got in trouble for hazing, it was handled by the Office of the Judicial Administrator and the University Hearing Board.

This seemed to me as the definition of “getting off easy.”

Not only can we do better, we need to do better. By allowing not just this ruling, but this entire extra-judicial judicial system to stand, Cornell is making clear, in no uncertain terms, just how much they value their female students. And I, for one, have had it. Officially.

Willow Hubsher is a senior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. She can be reached at whubsher@cornellsun.com. This is Not a Sex Column appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.

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SCIENCE

Genetics

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Gene in Worms Could Be Key To Longer Human Lifespan Prof. Sylvia Lee predicts people living longer and healthier

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Worm world l Research indicates that disabling the SET-26 gene in worms increases longevity, bringing hope that a similar effect might be seen in humans.

By SOPHIE REYNOLDS Sun Staff Contributor

Popular legend claims that drinking from the fountain of youth will keep one’s body vigorous and vivacious for years to come.

Prof. Sylvia Lee, molecular biology and genetics, may have discovered such an elixir in the soils of Ithaca. Her research indicates the secret of immortality may be hidden in the genome of a worm.

Lee found that Caenorhabditis elegans, a common species of soil worm, has a very similar lifespan and reproductive pattern to humans, importantly sharing hallmark features of human aging.

These similarities make C. elegans a premier experimental model to reveal the mysterious mechanisms of mortality in humans.

Although mortality has worried people since the beginning of humankind, scientists do not understand the process of aging very well.

We do know that the length of certain structures on the ends of chromosomes called telomeres play a role, as do certain byproducts of human metabolism known as free radicals.

Studies have found potentially impor-

tant genetic factors as well.

For Lee, the most important question is how can humans age in a healthier manner. Wanke Wang grad, a student in Lee’s lab, recently found that two genes in the C. elegans genome,

a gene knockout — disabling the SET26 gene’s function. Lee and Wang observed a three-day addition to the worms’ lifespan, which is normally two to three weeks. More critically, with the SET-26 gene function disrupted, the worms appeared more robust, alert and resilient to stress as they aged.

In a normal cell, DNA is compactly wrapped around molecules called histones.

The SET-26 gene codes for a protein that modifies this bundling process. Lee explains that the SET26 protein recognizes a receptor called Histone H3-Lysine 4, which modulates how securely the DNA is coiled. Lee describes this as a “decoration on the histone which changes how tightly the DNA gets wrapped.”

The SET-26 protein ensures that only the section of DNA adjacent to the receptor gets wrapped. Once deactivated, the absence of the SET-26 protein allows more DNA to come in contact with the receptor region and, somehow, extends the life of the worm.

A big mystery remains, however. Lee and Wang know that more DNA

With more research and a little more time, Lee believes gene therapy that improves the health and vigor of older individuals could become a reality. called SET-26 and SET-9, are associated with a longer and healthier life in worms. Initially, Wang and Lee thought both genes influenced aging.

They later found that SET-26 was the key gene since it is present in all worm cells, while SET-9 protein only appears in the worm’s reproductive cells.

What was the SET-26 gene doing to influence the aging process in worms?

Lee and Wang set out to parse the gene’s role in C. elegans by performing

bundling leads to longer life in worms, but they do not know why this occurs.

But Lee is hopeful that the increased longevity and resilience in worms with the disabled SET-26 gene could be applied to humans in the future.

“The SET-26 protein itself has a good homolog (functionally similar gene) in humans which is actually not very well studied,” Lee explained.

With more research and a little more time, Lee believes gene therapy that improves the health and vigor of older individuals could become a reality.

Lee said that one of the most exciting aspects of her research is the possibility of intergenerational epigenetic influence on aging. It is possible that an individual could influence the longevity of their progeny by passing down specific histone molecule modifications. These modifications can be preserved through generations and result in entire family lines of healthy agers.

While the project was performed on a molecular level, the future impact and implications of this discovery may be massive. With a healthier senior population, individuals can work longer, retire later and decrease their reliance on social safety nets such as social security, all while also staving off the gray hairs and senility.

Sophie Reynolds can be reached at sr682@cornell.edu

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SCIENCE

By the Numbers: Science Research Spending

By AMOL RAJESH Sun Staff Writer

MEGAN ROCHE / SUN ASSISTANT DESIGN EDITOR

Organized Research Expenditures July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017 | Source: Cornell University

Ever wondered how much spending is involved in research at Cornell? A Cornell Research report gives light on spending data from 2016-2017 school year.

The report broke down spending into two main categories: organized research and departmental research.

Organized research, as defined by the report, “represents the research efforts funded by sponsored programs and federal and NYS appropriations and internal solicitations, including formal cost sharing.”

Research that is funded by gifts to departments and with faculty research accounts falls under departmental research, according to the report.

Organized research spending accounted for 83 percent of all research spending and $985.5 million was spent in total.

When the research spending was broken down by colleges, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences ranked first in $193.6 million. Contrastingly, the SC Johnson College of Business ranked last with $4.3 million in research spending.

As for Cornell’s New York City

campuses, Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell Tech had organized research expenditures of $271.4 million and $4.4 million, respectively. Within science disciplines, spending in biology related areas was more than three times the research spending in computer science, chemistry and physics combined.

Jonathan Ou ’20, a student in the College of Arts and Sciences, gave his thoughts on the data presented in the report.

“It makes sense that we are spending the most amount of money on biology-related research because diseases are something that afflict everyone, regardless of their age or what country they are from. If we were to able to find a cure to cancer, for instance, it would save millions of lives annually,” he said.

According to the National Science Foundation, in 2016, Cornell spent more on research and development than Yale University, Columbia University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California at Berkeley.

Amol Rajesh can be reached at arajesh@cornellsun.com

A&E

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS “Heart Museum” - Durga Chew-Bose In “Heart Museum,” featured in the collection Too Much and Not the Mood, essayist Durga Chew-Bose ponders love, and the physical hearts that supposedly manifest it. Chew-Bose writes of a love that she directs not at other people, but rather at fleeting moments with friends, Paul’s Boutique, emojis, manatees and a plethora of books and films. In flashes of humor and anxiety, Chew-Bose sees love where others might see mundanity. First and foremost, “Heart Museum,” marvels at the organ that constantly powers us.

- Shay Collins ‘18 Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair - Pablo Neruda “You are like nobody since I love you.”

A collection of some of the Chilean poet’s most renowned works, Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair aptly portrays the complex nature of romantic relationships, brilliantly capturing the universal experience of falling in love as well as heartbreak. A master of poetics, Neruda immortalizes the often ephemeral beauty of love and shines light on the immense power it has over human emotions.

- Andrea Yang ‘20

MOVIES

MUSIC

La La Land - Damien Chazelle Start with a cliche, heartwarming love story and you have a good movie. Throw in a soundtrack that’s impossible not to dance along to, Ryan Gosling’s beautiful bone structure and an ending that renders me incapable of movement every time I rewatch it and you have a V-Day must-see. - Lev Akabas ’19

“Lovesong” - The Cure Intended by Robert Smith as a wedding gift for his wife, the lyrics are simple and honest. However, Smith’s voice, always close to tears, manages to pull the song from the brink of mushy-gushy pop saccharinity and lend it a haunting, obsessive quality. It’s a versatile song: dance to it, play it for your true love or wallow in unrequited longing.

- Ramya Yandava ’21

Call Me by Your Name - Luca Guadagnino I’m not crying, you’re crying. Actually we’re both crying. The whole world is crying because Call Me by Your Name just inflated our stupid, romantic hearts just to rip them out and beat them like a, uh, used peach. Wistful, angst-ridden Elio transcribes music on lazy summer days. Chiseled, chummy Oliver dances like a doofus to Psychedelic Furs. The movie is a harrowingly evocative ode to young romance, and in the end will have you weeping like Elio by the fireplace.

- Shay Collins ’18

“Magic” - Coldplay “Magic” is about being with someone for a long time without losing any spark. The line “Call it magic, cut me into two” extends that comparison to include more than the usual rosecolored relationship we often hear in music. There are ups and downs when it comes to love, and Coldplay knows.

-Viri Garcia ’20

Annie Hall - Woody Allen Through self-deprecating humor and neurotic aggression, the diminutive comedian has never been more honest with his desires and frustrations. It’s a story about falling in, and then quite inevitably, out of love. Maybe all our relationships are completely crazy and destructive, but as Allen’s Alvy sighs, “we need the eggs.”

- Ruby Que ’20

“Let’s Stay Together” - Al Green “Let’s Stay Together” speaks to relationships outlasting difficulties and turning to one's partner always, while including a catchy backtrack filled with rhythmic drums and soulful guitar riffs. The Obamas danced to this song at the 2013 Inaugural ball, further solidifying its legendary status.

- Ashley Davila ’19

FOR THE SINGLE AND PROUD “Company Picnic” from The Office Michael Scott has moments of relatability and wisdom interspersed with his near-constant idiocy. In “Company Picnic,” he plans to win back Holly, but decides to simply enjoy his time with her and wait to tell her how he feels. In one of the great Office monologues, he says, “I will see her every now and then, and maybe one year she'll be with somebody, and the next year I'll be with somebody, and it's gonna take a long time. And then it's perfect. I'm in no rush.”

- Lev Akabas ’19 “Marvin’s Room” - Drake Demonstrating drunken passion for a woman from his past, Drake broods and solemnly raps over a track that would be known as one of his most emotional. The song showcases a frayed state of communication between the desired and the undesirable. Remorse turns to yearning and power yields to shame as Drake progressively reveals his vulnerable state. The lyrics “I’m just sayin’ you could do better/Tell me, have you heard that lately?” encapsulate what it means to desire someone who doesn't feel the same.

- Jonvi Rollins ’20

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Her - Spike Jonze It’s 2018 and you’re not falling in love with an AI yet? You probably should, because that’s definitely not the worst option. In this romantic sci-fi, sensitive writer Theodore finds himself intrigued by his new operating system, who has a bright and playful personality. Few movies manage to capture the beauty and heartbreaks of human connections as acutely as this one — in an unusual way, that is.

- Ruby Que ’20 “Scenes from a Separation” - Darren Hanlon As someone who listens to the saddest music, not much phases me anymore. “Scenes from a Separation,” however, is the saddest song I have ever listened to. The song opens with Darren Hanlon’s melancholic, folksy guitar chords, and the first line he sings is “We earmarked our August vacation as a fine place to fall apart / Then heard that a trial separation was a quaint idea for a new start.” The song is about a relationship that has been broken but remains hopeful. Darren Hanlon writes about good memories while he hopes that the relationship doesn’t dissolve in his fingers.

- Viri Garcia ’20

COMICS AND PUZZLES

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Sundoku Fill in the empty cells, one number in each, so that each column, row, and region contains the numbers 1-9 exactly once.

Each number in the solution therefore occurs only once in each of the three “directions,” hence the “single numbers” implied by the puzzle’s name.

(Rules from wikipedia.org/wiki /Sudoku)

Puzzle #471

BURRITO

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9 inches] this week. So, my goal ... is to jump even higher.”

Moving into this week, Smith commented on his goals for the team and on his aspirations for each upcoming practice.

“We will continue to move forward, get healthy, and keep our focus on the steps we need to take in each of the events to keep improving,” he said.

The men’s team also impressed this weekend, participating in the same meets as the women’s team. On Friday, when competing in Boston, junior Austin Lyons scored a personal best of 8.04 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles.

“The biggest performance [of this weekend] would be from [Lyons],” said men’s coach Adrian Durant. “His time of 8.04 in the 60-meter hurdles is No. 5 all time at Cornell.”

Senior Michael Wang emerged with a new personal best of 4:13.91 in the mile.

“We’ve been doing a lot of mile pace workouts in the past few weeks, and I think that’s helped make me comfortable with the speed and difficulty of the

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race,” Wang said. “It’s sort of slowed things down for me and helped me stay relaxed, smooth, and decisive on the track.”

Senior Michael Smith also had an notable weekend, placing seventh in the Ivy League with his 800-meter score of 1:52.43. He also gained a new personal best of 1:04.32 for the 500-meter race.

Senior Myles Lazarou scored 2.04 meters multiple times in the high jump, which is his season’s best. The height won him Sunday’s meet.

“I feel like I'm moving towards my goals and should [be] able to get myself above 2.14 meters by the time the Ivy League Championships roll around,” Lazarou said.

“With our Indoor HEPS Championship coming up on the 24th all we can do now is stay sharp,” Durant said. “All of the work is already done, the top priority now will be staying healthy.”

Next weekend, both men’s and women’s teams will remain in Ithaca to compete in the Marc Deneault Invitational in Barton Hall.

Zora Hahn can be reached at zhahn@cornellsun.com.

Yale Unanimous Favorites

By DYLAN McDEVITT Sun Staff Writer

A panel of media representatives has chosen defending-champion Yale to finish first in the Ivy League in 2018, the League announced on Wednesday.

Cornell men’s lacrosse, off the heels of a fourthplace finish, was picked to finish fifth in the upcoming season. After opening its 2017 season with five consecutive losses, the Red went 5-3 down the stretch and were able to secure a 3-3 conference record, including a shocking upset of then-No. 13 Princeton in the season finale.

The Tigers, last season’s No. 2 offense in the

nation, were tabbed as the second-place team in the preseason poll.

Cornell retains some of its key players from last season, including sophomore attack Jeff Teat, whose 69 points led the team and were fifth-most in the conference. Senior goalie and co-captain Christian Night also returns, having made 150 saves for an honorable mention All-Ivy selection.

At preseason media availability on Wednesday, interim coach Peter Milliman spoke of high expectations for his group.

“We want Cornell to be the No. 1 team in the Ivy League,” Milliman said. “We’re doing every-

thing in our power to work towards that and bring the Ivy League championship back to East Hill.”

After Cornell’s relatively disappointing 2017 campaign, head coach Matt Kerwick resigned, leaving then-associate head coach Milliman to fill his shoes in an interim capacity. The team announced at the time of Kerwick’s resignation that Milliman would serve as interim coach through the 2018 season.

Cornell opens the season on Saturday against Colgate.

Dylan McDevitt can be reached at dmcdevitt@cornellsun.com.

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Best foot forward | The Red put up a number of program and personal bests this weekend.

Runners Post Record-Clad Weekend

By ZORA HAHN Sun Staff Writer

Teams and athletes aspire to set records at every level, and the Cornell track and field squads were no exception this past weekend.

The first meet of the weekend for the women was Friday at Boston University’s Valentine Invitational.

At the same time, some other members of the women’s team traveled to Staten Island to participate in the Fast Track Invitational.

Women’s head coach Artie Smith commented on how he strategized this weekend by sending certain individuals to participate in specific meets.

“After our team title at Penn State last weekend, the focus this

weekend was for athletes to compete at the best venue for their particular event as they sought seasonal and personal bests as well as postseason qualifying marks,” he said. “Staten Island provided a terrific facility for our field eventers and we took our top runners to Boston University, which has one of the fastest indoor tracks in the world.”

The first of many records to be broken over the weekend was a program-best mark from senior co-captain Ellen Shepard in the 200-meter sprint. She broke a 16-year-old record set by Cornell Athletics Hall of Famer Katy Jay ’03.

Not to be outdone, freshman Leya Salis broke a 28-year-old record in the 1000-meter race,

which had been set by Cornell Hall of Famer Loren Mooney ’93.

“Since I am a freshman, I am new to the collegiate competition and racing environment,” Salis said.

“My teammate [senior] Shannon Hugard and I were seeded in the fastest heat … Being able to race such high level athletes allowed me to grow as an athlete.”

Finally, senior co-captain Kate Gulbrandsen had an outstanding high jump in the team’s meet Sunday.

“My goal is to win the Ivy League championship high jump competition as well as get a personal best during the competition,” Gulbrandsen said. “I jumped [5 See TRACK page 13

bond.

“It’s really different having a younger coach like Coach Archer because you definitely have a lot better relationship than you would with someone with a bigger age gap,”

marked by upset victories and a run that fell short of an Ivy title.

Cornell’s three wins on the year were over preseason No. 1’s Harvard and Princeton, as well as a “He just keeps us Homecoming up. I love playing pumped of thrashing Brown. for him and I respect Cornell was in everything that he says.” contention for a conference title Nick Gesualdi ’18 until the secondto-last week of play, but a loss to safety Nick Gesualdi Columbia stymied the ’18 said before the 2017 Red’s hopes for at least a season. “He’s running share of its first crown around, he’s hooting since 1990. The next and hollering. He just weekend, a season-finale keeps up pumped up. I loss to Penn prevented love playing for him Cornell its first winning and I respect everything Ivy record since 2005. that he says.”

Unable to notch any As a student, Archer out-of-conference victo- was an offensive lineman ries, Cornell finished the for the Red and a team 2017 season 3-7 — one captain in 2004. Two win less than the preced- years later, Archer was ing year’s 4-6 record and hired as an assistant the same overall record coach at Fairleigh as Archer’s first season. Dickinson for one seaThe 2017 mark comes son and then came to two years after two- Cornell as an assistant straight 1-9 seasons in the following year. In both Archer’s second addition to spearheading and third seasons at the the program’s recruiting helm. efforts, Archer worked As the youngest with the fullbacks, tight coach in Divison I col- ends, running backs, lege football at the time offensive line and lineof his hiring and some- backers across his six one who has “been in years as an assistant. our shoes, literally,” according to running back Jack Gellatly ’18, Zach Silver can be reached Archer has always had at zsilver@cornellsun.com. with his student-athletes Dylan McDevitt can be something they describe reached at as a special type of dmcdevitt@cornellsun.com

MEN’S TENNIS

Red Shows Resilience Ahead of ECAC Indoor Championships

By TIM MORALES Sun Staff Writer

After a tough loss to Memphis on Saturday, Cornell men’s tennis showed its resilience and bounced back to earn a victory over Penn State on Sunday.

The Red struggled against a talented Tigers team. After three straight singles losses, all of which came in straight sets, the Red found itself in an insurmountable hole and lost 4-0. Although he was not happy with the result, head coach Silviu Tanasoiu remained optimistic about the performance of his young team.

“Memphis is a top-20 type of team this year and I want to give them the credit they deserve,” Tanasoiu said. “We are still trying to find our identity individually and as a team. We have a young group that needs a little more time to solidify its identity.”

It was that same optimism that allowed the Red to bounce back with a 42 win over the Nittany Lions on Sunday.

Three set singles wins by senior Daniel Bynoe’s three set singles victory over Grunberger and freshman Evan Bynoe Penn State junior Ben Lieb proved to be highlighted the match, and the team pivotal in the team’s victory.

Bynoe and Ayeni have developed a showed great composure as they pulled out the win without sophomore singles strong sense of camaraderie that has allowed them to take on leadership roles, star Lev Karakov.

“We had to make some major adjust- even though they are freshmen.

“It’s always ments to helpful when both our experiencing doubles and “We have three days to prepare and something new singles linecorrect the things we saw over the to have someup,” Tanasoiu weekend.” one else who is said. “The going through boys respondHead Coach Silviu Tanasoiu the same ed well and thing,” Bynoe they played said. “I think with a lot of conviction. I think that was the main dif- we’re helping each other out to be as effiference between the first few matches cient as possible. We’re studying together, training together, hanging out togethand [Sunday’s] match.”

The Red’s ability to respond to adver- er, generally just keeping each other sity starts with freshmen Alafia Ayeni focused and motivated.”

Just as Bynoe’s easy-going personality and Bynoe. Both Ayeni and Bynoe played their own singles matches against has allowed him to step into a large role Penn State and had the stamina to play for the team as a freshman, his calm together in doubles later in the day. demeanor has been something he

believes has held him back at times.

“I am still trying to find the right emotional balance on the court. I was a pretty calm and subdued player before going to Cornell,” he said. “But I have realized that the sheer speed and intensity of college tennis require that I be a bit more energized.”

The freshman duo and their teammates will be back at it this weekend as the Red travel to New Haven, Connecticut for the ECAC Championships, where it will be all hands on deck to take home gold.

“We need to take care of our bodies and get healthy across the board,” Tanasoiu said. “We have three days to prepare and correct the things we saw over the weekend. Ultimately, we need every soul in the team immersed in the process.”

The action gets going Friday and runs through Sunday.

Tim Morales can be reached at tmorales@cornellsun.com.

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Archer ’05 Signs Second Contract Extension

Alumnus agrees to deal with performance incentives, Athletics Department declines comment on length, value

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Stickin’ around | Head football coach David Archer ’05 agreed to a contract extension “some time ago.” coach in 2013, Cornell football head Department told The Sun was signed

By ZACHARY SILVER and DYLAN McDEVITT coach David Archer ’05 has signed his “some time ago,” will include “additional Sun Sports Editor and Sun Staff Writer second contract extension, the Cornell performance-based incentives,” per the release.

The Athletics Fresh off his team’s best finish in the Athletics Department announced official Department declined to comment on the Ivy League since he was hired as the Monday afternoon.

The extension, which the Athletics specifics of the extension, though Archer then-youngest Division I college football

told The Sun before the 2016 season that he had signed a first extension earlier that summer.

Since Archer took the helm five years ago, Cornell has amassed a 12-38 record, including a 9-26 mark in the Ivy League.

“I am enthusiastic that Coach Archer will continue to lead our football program into the future,” Athletic Director Andy Noel said in the press release.

“David’s plan to rebuild our Big Red football from the ground up has gained momentum with Ivy wins this past season over Harvard, Brown and Princeton.

He has my full support.”

“Coach Archer’s tenure has embodied the values of Cornell and the Ivy League by promoting a holistic student-athlete experience,” added Ryan Lombardi, vice president for student and campus life. “I am pleased at the progress that is being made on the field as well as the positive culture that he has established in the program and among the student-athletes. I am pleased that David will continue to lead our program and build upon the progress that has been made.”

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WOMEN’S HOCKEY

Icers Clinch Ivy Title, Honor Seniors at Lynah match and outshooting Yale 5010.

Junior goalkeeper Marlene It was a fun weekend for the Boissonnault recorded her fifth shutout of the season — the thirdCornell women’s hockey team.

In an action-packed weekend most in program history and curhomestand, the Red claimed its rently fifth-most in the country.

“Going into the weekend we second consecutive Ivy League title with a victory over Yale on Friday knew the Ivy Championship was and celebrated its annual senior on the line,” said junior forward Diana Buckley. “There was only day the following day.

Cornell put up a pair of deci- one thing on our mind and that sive victories to show why it was securing the trophy for anothdeserved to be champs, defeating er year. I think we played well in the Bulldogs by a score of 4-0 both games and sent a message to and downing the Bears by a the entire ECAC that we aren’t satisfied with just an Ivy score of 6-1.

Cornell (17-7-3, 13-5-2 Championship.”

Cornell put an exclamation ECAC) donned purple beanies in its game against Yale (9-13-4, 7- point on its title by skating past 10-2 ECAC) in honor of the Do It Brown easily the following day.

“After the win on Friday, we For Daron Foundation, which promotes mental health awareness wanted to put a stamp on the Ivy title by beating Brown and sending in young adults.

A goal from freshman forward a message to the other Ivies that we really deserved to Maddie Mills be [the conferoff of an assist “I am so happy for our ence champifrom sophoseniors to win the Ivy ons],” said junior more lineforward Pippy mate Kristin Championship on their Gerace.

O’Neill 5:14 senior weekend.”

Boissonnault into the first period got Head Coach Dough Derraugh ’91 also recorded 11 saves on the day, the ball while freshman rolling for goalkeeper Lindsay Browning Cornell.

The Red then dominated the recorded two after coming in to Bulldogs offensively, scoring three relieve Boissonnault during the more times before the end of the third period.

By SMITA NALLURI

Sun Staff Writer

CAMERON POLLACK / SUN PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Holding up the hardware | After a decisive victory against Yale on Friday, the Red clinched its second straight Ivy League title, and the team celebrated after another big win against Brown on senior day Saturday.

“It was very good to see our team generating scoring from several other players,” Gerace said.

“That is something that will be crucial heading into the playoff stretch.”

Saturday afternoon also marked the last home game of the regular season for the Red and was an opportunity to honor the three seniors who have left their mark on the program — Knee, Erin O’Connor and Brianna Veerman.

“I am so happy for our seniors to win the Ivy Championship on their senior weekend,” said head coach Doug Derraugh ’91. “That will be something they will always cherish. This senior class has been

a real pleasure to coach. They have been great teammates and leaders. They are not just good hockey players but great people.

We will certainly miss them next year.”

Though this was the last time the seniors would play at Lynah during the regular season, the team is crossing its fingers that it will get a chance to play in front of a home crowd during the playoffs.

“To be honest it hasn't really hit me that it was the last [home game],” Knee said. “I think it's because I still feel like we have more hockey to go. I'm just focused on the weekends to come.”

The Red hits the road again this weekend to close out the regular season against Union (7-20-5, 513-2) and Rensselaer (9-17-6, 611-3).

“We need to learn to play as well on the road as we have at home,” Derraugh said. “We also want to be at the top of our game heading into the playoffs, so we want to keep improving in all areas of our game.”

The puck drops against the Dutchwomen at 6 p.m. on Friday and at 3 p.m. on Saturday at RPI. Smita Nalluri can be reached at snalluri@cornellsun.com.